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University of Massachusetts Boston Department of Women's Studies

Women’s Studies Department

Women’s studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines critically and in global perspective the role of women and gender in society. Students analyze the history and perspectives of women of different cultures and nationalities and investigate women’s artistic, intellectual, and political accomplishments.


Why UMass Boston?

Marc Pomplun, in UMass Boston’s Visual Attention Laboratory, demonstrates how the EyeLink-2k system works.

Marc Pomplun

Associate Professor of Computer Science

Marc Pomplun builds interfaces so physically challenged users can write using their eyes.

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